Two new entries join the box office fray this weekend and they’re likely to open #1 and #2. They are horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 and the Robert De Niro Mob comedy The Family. You can find my predictions for both pictures here:
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/insidious-chapter-2-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/the-family-box-office-prediction/
As you can see, I’m estimating Insidious opens with about twice as much business as The Family. As for holdovers, this weekend’s #1 Riddick had a pretty good debut with $19 million. However, it seems destined to suffer a large dropoff in its sophomore weekend. The surprise hit Spanish comedy Instructions Not Included and Lee Daniels’ The Butler should experience relatively small declines.
And with that, my predictions for the weekend’s top five:
1. Insidious: Chapter 2
Predicted Gross: $22.6 million
2. The Family
Predicted Gross: $11.2 million
3. Riddick
Predicted Gross: $7.9 million (representing a drop of 57%)
4. Instructions Not Included
Predicted Gross: $5.9 million (representing a drop of 28%)
5. Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Predicted Gross: $5.6 million (representing a drop of 34%)
I’ll have updates on the Facebook blog page Saturday with final results on the blog itself Sunday!
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